Columbia University to pay $220 million to Trump Administration

Columbia University to pay $220 million to Trump Administration

Columbia University has agreed to pay the Trump administration a $221 million settlement to resolve multiple federal civil rights investigations. The deal includes $200 million over three years for alleged discriminatory practices and $21 million to settle claims of antisemitic employment discrimination against Jewish faculty after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel. The White House called it the largest antisemitism-related settlement in U.S. history.

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